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Introducing a Pole Concept for Nodule Growth in the Thyroid Gland: Taller-than-Wide Shape, Frequency, Location and Risk of Malignancy of Thyroid Nodules in an Area with Iodine Deficiency
- Manuela Petersen,
- Simone A. Schenke,
- Michael Zimny,
- Rainer Görges,
- Michael Grunert,
- Daniel Groener,
- Philipp Seifert,
- Peter E. Stömmer,
- Michael C. Kreissl and
- on behalf of the German TIRADS Study Group
Purpose: (i) To examine the criterion taller-than-wide (TTW) for the sonographic assessment of thyroid nodules in areas of iodine deficiency in terms of frequency, anatomical distribution within the thyroid gland and risk of malignancy. (ii) To devel...